Priapeia

Priaepia

by divers poets in English verse and prose. Translated by Sir Richard Burton and Leonard C. Smithers

  1. Nor Pear-fruits worthy such a risk to run,
  2. Nor Plum though yellower than wax virginal,
  3. Nor Sorb that stayeth slippery stomach-flux.
  4. My branches bear not best of Mulberries,
  5. Or oval Filbert men 'Avellan' clepe,
  6. Or Almond gleaming with a rosy flame.
  7. I greed not Coleworts or fine greens to grow,